Friedrich von Hohenzollern



Friedrich von Hohenzollern was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1486 to 1505.

Biography

Friedrich von Hohenzollern was born in Hohenzollern in 1449. He was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. In 1478, he was ordained as a priest in Mainz.
The cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected him Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 21 March 1486. Pope Innocent VIII confirmed his appointment on 21 June 1486 and he was consecrated as a bishop by Otto von Sonnenberg, Bishop of Constance, on 17 September 1486.
He died on 8 March 1505.